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Worth a rebirth
A redevelopment venture has given new life to Hawthorne. By Joseph Myers R e v i e w s ta f f w r i t e r
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ires interfered with the flight of balloons on 13th and Fitzwater streets June 30, but Michael Kelly smiled anyway. “That’s a great sign; they’re staying in the neighborhood,” the administrative receiver with the Philadelphia Housing Authority said after snipping a ribbon at the completion ceremony for the redevelopment of Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza. A 12-year endeavor, the revamping has made its originators eager to attract people with as much desire to settle in the Hawthorne section, stretching from 11th to Broad streets and from Washington Avenue to South Street, as the aerial objects. The initial speaker, Kelly lauded the See MLK PLAZA page 8
Sports Jessica Warchal-King, left, and Susan Jaffe engaged in a partner dance toward the end of last week’s class. Since May, Jaffe has relied on Warchal-King and fellow instructor Rhonda Moore to help her to regain some coordination.
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A Passyunk Square dance center is assisting those who are battling a neurological condition.
A suture for the future
A Newbold basketball coach will coach eight players, including three locals, in an international competition. By Joseph Myers.............Page 36
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usan Jaffe had yearned to feel slightly graceful again. A former ballet dancer, she has battled Parkinson’s disease for 10 years, engaging in a struggle that has left her with compromised coordination. The Center City resident has en-
listed medication and deep brain stimulation surgery to combat her central nervous system’s attacker, but she lauds 75-minute dance classes at CHI Movement Center, 1316 S. Ninth St., as her main stabilizers. The three-year-old site, home of the Kun-Yang Yin/Dancers, has overseen Dance for Parkinson’s since May 4. Jaffe continued her quest for calm June 29, re-
ceiving instruction and inspiration from Rhonda Moore and Jessica Warchal-King. “We look to bring awareness to the sacred nature of the body,” West Philadelphia’s Warchal-King said as participants removed their footwear before entering the studio. See DANCE page 12